[Health_Education_Promotion] Are you going to the 2012 OPHA Annual Conference & Meeting???

[Alissa Leavitt (Green)]

Hello Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA) Health Education & Promotion
section members, M/CHES registrants and friends,



I hope you will be joining us for the conference next week, Monday, October
8th and Tuesday, October 9th  in Corvallis. One of the key note speakers is
Dr. Richard Jackson, host and co-author of *Designing Healthy Communities*.
His presentation will focus on how the 'built environment' affects health.
For more information about the conference and to download the conference
program, please go to:
http://www.oregonpublichealth.org/2012-conference-program.



A few conference agenda highlights to consider….



*1)      **Monday, October 8th*

*12:00pm- 1:15pm Health Education and Promotion section Luncheon and
Networking*

Grab your lunch and join us in the Agriculture Science room (LaSells
Stewart). You will meet new people and network with other health educators
and promoters; learn about expanding professional and educational
opportunities in Oregon, including ways you can be involved in our section.



*2)      **Tuesday, October 9th *

*1:45pm – 3:00pm Concurrent Sessions #5*



If you’ve been on the fence about whether or not to get certified, you’ll
learn from a panel of CHES and MCHES professionals about their motivation,
preparation, recognition, and how they maintain their certification. Please
join us in Room 115 (Alumni Center) for the panel presentation:



CHES: WHY I HAVE THESE LETTERS AFTER MY NAME AND WHY YOU SHOULD TOO
Moderator/Discussant: Alissa Leavitt

Presenters: Gwyn Ashcom, Laura Chisholm, Julie A. Reeder



*3)      **Tuesday, October 9th *

*3:15pm – 4:30pm Concurrent Sessions #6*


Saving the best for the last, listen to our section’s co-chair and OPHA
board representative, Amanda Lawrence discuss the transition of Wallace
Medical Concern from an urgent care facility to a primary care medical
home. Wallace Medical Concern is located in the "health care desert" of
outer east Portland. Through community collaboration, the clinic is
striving to address not just health care, but also the social determinants
of health. Join us in the Agriculture Leaders room (LaSells Stewart) for
the presentation:

Take Your Practice Upstream: A Cross-Agency Collaboration in Rockwood.
Presenters: Amanda Lawrence, Anna Jimenez



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*Are you a M/CHES looking to obtain NCHEC credits?*

Great! This program is approved for Certified Health Education Specialists
(CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to
receive *up to 10 total Category I continuing education contact hours*.
Please look for the OPHA Health Education & Promotion section table near
the registration table. At the section table, you will find an evaluation
form. Forms will need to be submitted in order to receive a certificate of
attendance. I will submit your credits for you. If you have any questions
about this process, please email me at Alissa.leavitt at pcc.edu or you may
reach me at 971-722-7767.



 Thank you and I look forward to meeting you next week!


~Alissa Leavtt

OPHA Health Education & Promotion Section Chair





-- 
Alissa Gabrielle Leavitt, MPH, CHES
green.alissa at gmail.com
503-358-2331
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